Machine for ornamenting linings



Feb. 22,1927. 1,618,562

' G. A. WENDT I MACHINE FOR ORNAMENTING LINI-NGS Filed May 25, 1925 4Sheets-Sheet I lNVENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. 22, 1927,

G. A. WEND T MACHINE FOR ORNAMENTING LININGS Filed May 25, 1925 4Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR I77Verzo2 cf y flw ATTORNEY I 1,618,562 Feb.22,1927. 1 WENDT.

mourns FOR ORNAMENTING mums Filed May 25, 1925 4SheetS-Sheet 4 PatentedFeb. 22, 1927.

unrrso srarss Aren't FFEE MACHINE FOR ORNAMENTiNG LININGSJ Applicationfiled May 23,1925. Serial No. 32,525.

This invention relates to that class of machines which are designed forcrushing or folding receptacle linings in an ornamental manner. Machinesof this type are mostly used for ornamentally crushing or folding thelinings to be used in caskets and it is of prime importance that theornamental crush be uniform, irrespective of the type of crush used.

In accordance with my invention the goods are securely held in placeprior to the adjustment necessary to form the crush, and subsequentlythereto until the backing is stitched to the lining, thereby avoidingslippage of the goodsj A special feature of my inventionresides in amechanism affording a very wide range of adjustment whereby a greatervariety of forms of ornamental crushmay be made.

In addition to the variation of crush forms afforded by the adjustmentof the machine, it is a feature to provide staggered groups of stitchlocation elements so thatv any one of the elements of said groups may beselected, thereby increasing the number of forms of crush.

A further feature consists in novel guides on the usual laterallyadjustable slats, which guides perform the dual function of guidingadjustable pin bars and also acting as stitch locating elements.

It is a feature of my invention to slidably mount pin bars onthe slatsfor adjustment of the pin bars into and out of a lining holdingposition, and to equip the pin bars with lining holding pins of suchnovel form and disposition that the. pins will coact with the usualweight rods used tov depress the lining between the peaks.

My invention has many other features and advantages which will be morefully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and whichwill he more particularly pointed out in and by the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of one form of my machine showingthe 'same in an open adjustment such as would be employed just beforethe lining is disposed thereon.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the machine in a closed adjustment suchas is used to form the crush.

; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of tion, I have only shown fourslats.

Fig. 2 showing another view of the parts in the same ad ustment shown inFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line it of Fig. 1, showing anotherView of the parts 7 in the Fig. 1, adjustment.

Fig. 5 is a sectional'view on line 5--5 of Fig. 4e, showing the mannerin which the spacing studs may be connected to variously limit openingadjustment to an extent less than the maximum adjustment.

Figs. 6 and 7 are plan views of a set of limiting strips.

Fig. 8 is a sectional View on line 8-8 of Fig. 4.

Fig; 9 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale showing the pin bars inthe initial adjustmentand with the lining disposed in place.

Fig. 10 is a similar view after the pin bars have been actuated into alining holding position.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout thedifferent figuresv of the drawings.

As far as'it is necessary to show a frame, the same includes frameguides 1 having on their inner faces suitable guide grooves 2. What willterm support slats 3, have reduced ends 4, shaped to slide in saidgrooves 2.. The endmost slat 3, is fixed to frame guides 1, butotherwise, the slats 3 are all of the same construction and operateinthe same manner and may be multiplied in number as desired to increasethe capacity of the machine without in any way modifying the operation.For convenience of illustra The frame guides 1, are rigidly connected byframe members 5. A pull bar 6, is connected with one of the slats 3. andis guided by frame members 7. secured to members 5. The cross section ofslats 3, is clearly shown in Fig. 5. and the upper faces 8 are dis posedflush with the tops of guides 1.

These slats 3, are adjustable laterally of their length into open'orspaced relation as shown in Fig. 1, in which adjustment the lining isapplied, or onto closed or crush adjustment as shown in Fig.2, wherebythe lining is puckered into the crushed form, as will be laterdescribed. I have employed the usual means for limiting the slats to amaximum open adjustment and said means may consist of flexiblestrips 9,suitably tacked holder 26 slidably engaged with a groove pics, orbetween alternate'sets or groups 27, of an actuating or adjusting rail28, which is adjustable transversely on top of frame 1. The rail 28, isconnected by hinges 29, to an actuator rail 30, connected by hinges 31,with frame 1. Hinges 31, are stophinges and prevent rail 28, from beingadjusted outwardly beyond the position shown in Fig. 4, the'fiame 1,preventing movement inwardly after rail 30 engages 'lra'me 1. F ig. 3,shows the bars 24, adjusted into a lining holding position and Fig. 4,shows the bars adjusted into a lining releasing: position. The operatormakes these adjustments by hand, by shifting the actuating meansoutwardly or inwardly, as will now be clear. I

The arrangen'ient is such that when the bars are in 'a releasingposition, as shown in Fig. 4, the points of pins 25, will be disposedjust within the bights of the staple guides, in which position, theseguides form guards for the pin points and prevent the lining frombecoming prematurely entangled with the pins.v However, just as soon asthe holding adjustment is made, as shown in Fig. 3, the obliquelydisposed pin points project laterally from'the staple guides into thelining to hold the latter down in'position while the slats are open, andduring closing movement of the slats, and until after the base has beenstitched to the lining, as will later appear. This prevents slippage ofthe lining before the backing is stitched thereto; One reason why thisis possible, is because the points of pins 25,

are below the peaks'of thefabric, and below the bights of guide staples17 to 19, and hence these pin points are not in a position to interferewith adjusting the backingonto the crushed lining.

I will next describe the operation of my improved machine.

If the operator desires to form a crush otone character, with the slotsin a full open position, helw-ill first 'open the slats as fully as thestraps 9 will permit- If a character of crush is to be made requiring alesser spacing of theslats 3, than the maximum spacing, then theoperator selects the particular stop or spacing strip 13 or 14, havingthe required space limiting devices, and snaps such strips on thespacing studs 11, at both ends of slats 3. v 7

Assuming that the desired spacing has been determined, the slats 3 willfirst be opened accordingly and the actuating means will be moved to theposition shown in Fig. 4, to adjust the pins 25 into a releasing p0SltlOIl. The silk or other lining to be crushed is then disposed flatover the tops of the staple guides, with or without tension, no tensionmeans being shown. Next, the rods-21 are disposed in position, as shownin Figs. 9 and 10, between each set .ofstathereof, dependent upon thetype oi'crush to be made. These weight rods depress the lining betweenthe groups of staples, as shown, forming the valleys of the crush, thestaples and elements 22, forming the peaks or hips. It will be notedthat in the position shown in Figs. 9and 10, the weight rods 21 are notsupported on the cloth, but on the tops'of pin bars 24, and at aconsiderable distance above the slats 3.

Now with the material in the Fig. 9, position, it is next necessary toadjust the actuating means inwardly to the Fig. 3, position, to advancethe pins 25. in opposite directions, with respect to adjacent bars, andinto perforating engagement with the lining A, as shown in F ig. 10. Ofcourse, in practice, these pins are verysinall in diameter, so as not toinjure the lining,.although for purposes of clear illustration I havexaggerated the size of these pins; However, in the 3111 holdingadjustment shown in Fig. 10, it will readily be seen that the pins 25,engage the lining A, from relatively differ ent angles and in closerelation to rods 21, so that it would be practicallyimpossible forthe'lining to become shifted out of its correct position.

lVith the lining thus held, the slats 3, are next closed, in order toform the crush or pucker. Then the base material B, is disposed on topofthe lining. The base B, is next tacked or stitched to the now crushedlining at the desired points, dependent upon the style of crush beingformed; In Fig. 10, I have indicated the" stitching points at (land D,at points superimposed with respect to staples 19 and 17, the latterforming in this case, the stitch locating elements.

However, the stitches may be taken abreast of elements 22, or onlyabreast of one staple,

in accordance with the type of crush being made.

However, after the lining has been suitably stitched to'thecbase B, thenthe actuatingnieans is moved to adjust bars 24 and their pins 25 intothe releasing position shown in Figs. 4; and 9, the rods 21 arewithdrawn, and the lining is then free to be removed from the machine.It is customary to sew the edges of the base'B to the lining A, on somekind of a sewing nia chine after the material has been removed from thecrushing machine.

In Figs. 9 and 10, I have shown the lin ing A, free hand, for clearnessof illustration, and to more definitely indicate fabric instead ofstructure. However, in actual practice, the weight rods 21, draw thelining taut and in straight lines down along the broad sides of thestaples, which results in a very clean cut crush outline. Likewise, thelining is taut across the top of the staples and stitch locatingelements.

ing the slats.

,1 will next detail some ol" the ditl'erent :t'orms of crash I can makewith this machine.

First, irrespective of the spacing of slats 3, variations in thejl'ormoi crush can be made solely by more or less weight rods 21. It a fullcomplement; of rods is used, one rod in each and every space, then Iwould have a narrower crush :l'orni, transversely of the rods, with thehips and valleys closer together, than would be the case it rods wereinserted in alternate spaces;

It the slats 3, are opened to the maximum allowed by straps 9, that willspace the peaks or hips apart, transversely of the slats 3. to a maximumdistance. Thus, when the slats are closed, to form the crush, thematerial intermediate the peaks, will be forced into a zigzag or sinuoustorn], due to contraction of the material as a result of clos It willnow be clear that it the slats are opened to an extent less than themaximum, there will be less material be tween the peaks, and when theslats are closed, there will be less material to contract, and hence,the contracted material will take a ditt'erent form from. that resultingfrom lllllflXllllllln opening position of the slats.

Some kinds of material can be held in position by a single stitchabreast of each group of locating elements, and other kinds must bestitched at more than one point. However, in the event that .I want tomake a crush with only one stitch, at one point abreast of each group oflocating elements, I preferably dispose these single stitches over thecentrally disposed elements By reason of the fact that these elementsare somewhat enlarged the stitching operation greatly facilitatedbecause the heads are so easily located.

In most instances, the staple guides, in the peritorn'iance of theirfunction as stitch loeating elements, are either used in pairs, or intriplicate; or one or more is used in combination with elements I rarelyuse just one staple.

Now it will be noted that the triangular arrangement of the staplesdi'tl'erent, with respect to adjacent slats, whereby 1 am able to obtaina zigzag t'orm oi crush. For in stance, suppose I stitch above all threestaples in each group of the lirst slats 3, and follow this stitchingscheme with the staplcsot' the next slat, then it will be clear that Iobtain a very distinct change of direction of the peaks. This followsfrom the fact that in Fig. l, the nearest slat 3, to the reader,considering the view that (it an actual operator, has the base of thestapletriangle nearest the operator while in the next slat 3, the baseof the staple triangle is farthest from the operator. It will also beclear that I can further vary the crush by varying the stitch locationpoints, as rethe staples. is believed that the device of my inventionwill be clearly understood from the foregoing t les-:cription, and whileI have shown one specilic form of my invention, I do not wish to belimited thereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I. claim l. A machine for ori'ian'ientally crushing a lining,comprising, slidably adjustable support slats having projecting guidesfor supporting staggered portions of the lining in elevated peaks andsaid slats being spaced apart from each other, weight rods disposedbetwee said guides to depress portions of the lining between said peaks,pin bars adjustable in said guides and having pins engageal'ile with the,lining when said bars are adjusted into a pin engaging position whensaid slats are closed to crush the lining and during attachment of abacking to said lining, said bars being retractively :uljustable towithdraw said pins from the lining after the crush of the latter is so:

cured by said backing.

2. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, slidablyadjustable support slats having guides, and pin bars slidable on saidslats and a through said guides and having pins movable into and out oflining holding positions upon actuation of said bars.

3. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, con'iprising, slid-ablyadjustable support slats having guides, bars movable in said guides fromlining holding to releasing positions and vice versa, and pins mountedon said bars to project from said guides when said bars are in a holdingpo sition and movable into said guides when saidbars are in a releasingposition.

et. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, slidablyadjustable support slats having guides, bars adjustable in said] guidesand having oppositely extending lining holdingpins, and devices foradjusting said bars in opposite directions into and out of pin holdingpositions.

5. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, COIIIPIISHI", laterallyad ustable support slats having guides, bars adjustable in said guideslongitudinally along said stats and said bars having oppositelyextending lining holding pins, and means for longt tudinally adjustingsaid bars in opposite directions into and out of pin holding positions.

6. A machine for ornainentally crushing a lining, including laterallyadjustable, support slats, means limiting moven'lent of said slats to amaximum spacing adjustment, and means lin'iiting movement of said slatsto degrees of spacing adjustment less than a maximum adjustment.

7. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, including laterallyadjustable support slats rovided with spacing studs, and a series slatspacing strips having connecting devices attachable to said studs, andthe connecting devices of different strips being differently spaced,whereby said slats will be held to any predetermined-spaced relationdependent upon the strip attached to said studs.

8. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, laterallyadjustable slats, pins carried by said slats and disposed at an obliqueangleto said slats to hold down and anchor the lining at points belowthe peaks of the latter and while the slats are open and holding Saidlining after the slats have been closed to form the crush.

9. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, adjustableslats each having sets of stitch locating elements disposed in groupswith a stitch locating element centrally disposed in each group.

10. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, adjustableslats each having sets of stitch locating elements disposed in groupstriangularly arranged, the triangular arrangement of the groups in oneslat being different from that of the next adjacent slat.

11. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, adjustableslats having staples forming the hips of the crush and said staplesbeing disposed in rows with their broad sides in parallel relation,weight rods adapted to be disposed between said rows to depress thelining downwardly between the broad sides of said staples, and said rowsof staples beingsufficiently closely spaced to admit said rods with aminimum of clearance whereby the lining will be .drawn tautly andsharply abreast of the broad sides of said staples, anchoring pins forholding said lining, and means for mov ing said pins through saidstaples and into the tautly drawn linin 12. A machine for ornamentallycrushing a lining, comprising, laterally disposed frame bars, laterallyadjustable slats slidable in said bars, pin bars slidable longitudinallyon said slats, and devices carried by said frame barsand slidablyconnected with said pin bars for longitudinally adj usting the latterirrespective of the position of said slats with'respect to said framebars.

13. A machine for ornamentally crushing a lining, comprising, laterallydisposed frame bars provided with grooves on their inner faces, slatshaving their ends slidable in said grooves, pin barslongitudinallvadjustable on said slats, adjustin rails hinged to said frame bars andslidagly connected with said pin bars toadjust the latter on said slatsirrespective of the adjusted position of the latter.

14. A machine for ornamentally crushing a fabric, comprising, a supporthaving a fabric peak forming element, an anchoring pin, and means formoving and causing said pin to enter and hold the fabric at a. pointbelow the peak formed by said element.

15. A machine for ornamentally crushing a fabric,.comprising, supportingstructure having fabric peak forming elements,means for forming fabricvales between the peaks, inclined anchoring pins, and means forinserting said pins into anchoring relation with the fabric between thepeaks and Vales thereof. I

16. A machine for ornamentally crushing a fabric, comprising, a slathaving an upstanding guide staple, a pin bar slidable through said guidestaple and having an upwardly inclined fabric anchoring pin, and thepoint of said pin being below the bight of said staple and being movablewith said bar into a fabric engaging position laterally of said stapleor into a fabric releasing position with said point between the 'limbsofsaid guide staple.

17. A machine for ornamentally crushing a fabric, comprising, fabricpeak forming elements, a rod closely fitting between said elements todraw the fabric down between and in close relation abreast of saidelements, fabric anchoring pins in angular relationto said elements, andmechanism for advancing said pins through opposing sides of the fabricand into overhanging relation to said rod.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own. I hereby ilffiX mysignature.

GUSTAVE A. 'WENDT. I

